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Showing 18211830 of 28963 articles for Art. 22 mai 1978

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XII: Levy on online horserace betting for the benefit of racing companies

Article 1609 tertricies

…ioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010.The rate of the fee is set by decree. It may not be less than 22% or more than 31%.This fee is payable when the event or events on which the game is based take pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…0 Decree no. 2010-1031 of 31 August 2010 R. 1161-21 Decree no. 2016-183 of 23 February 2016 R. 1161-22 to R. 1161-24 Decree no. 2010-1031 of 31 August 2010 R. 1161-25 Decree no. 2012-597 of 27 April 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-15

…act of recording or causing to be recorded on a file, in breach of the provisions of article L. 312-22, the names of persons making use of the right of withdrawal, is punishable by a fine of 300,000 e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-9

…R. 1243-7 and R. 1243-8 are declared in the annual activity report provided for in article R. 1243-22.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…nd in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-44

Subject to articles L. 225-21-1, L. 225-22, L. 225-23, L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1, directors may not receive from the company any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, other than that provided for in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-25

…request of a creditor, waive the derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22, for a specific undertaking for which he must state the term and the amount, which must be determ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-6

…any person or authority competent in the field mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22 and likely to enable it to give an informed opinion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-23

…any person or authority competent in the field mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22 and likely to enable it to give an informed opinion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-19

…ed value of the company is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3332-22 and R. 3332-23. The employer informs the employees individually of this appraised value, of its e…

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